stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Ancient Egypt Quiz Prep Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Ancient Egypt Quiz Prep
Ancient Egypt Quiz Prep
29 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
48 plays
This is for the Ancient Egypt test. It is helpful and indepth prep. Enjoy and good luck!
Flashcards
29 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
29
Answers
1
The Egyptians believed that Egypt belonged to whom?
The gods
The nobles
The people
The Pharaoh
2
How many Dynasties ruled Egypt?
30
43
18
11
3
The middle class consisted of...
Servants
Farmers
lesser government officials and scribes
Craftspeople
4
By ___ BCE, villages had grown and banded together to form two kingdoms, Upper and Lower Egypt.
4600
3200
2200
1800
5
Most Egyptians were...
Servants and Slaves
Craftspeople
Farmers and soliders
Pharaohs
6
Why did Egyptians use papyrus?
It was harder to break
It did not decay in Egypt's dry climate
It was found everywhere
It was easy to write on
7
A theocracy is a form of government with...
Ruler claiming to be a god.
Priests who interpret the god(s)' will
The military in charge
A dictator
8
How did we figure out how to understand the hieroglyphics?
It was still spoken
The Rosetta Stone
We figured it out by guessing based on writings
Code breaks deciphered it
9
What were the benefits of being a scribe?
Next in line for Pharaoh
A private farm
Tax exemptions
Immunity
10
The Old Kingdom ruled from ____-____ BCE
2500-1800 BCE
1900-1050 BCE
Unknown
2700-2200 BCE
11
Where was Egypt's most fertile land?
Outside of Timna
The Nile Valley and the Nile Delta
The Sahara
The Nile Delta
12
This was a major part of Egyptian life.
Religion
Parties
Pyramid building
Fancy food
13
Religion was so important that...
Pharaohs were thought to be a god come to keep order.
Only the religious were allowed to make money
Only the religious could move up social classes
Pharaohs had to be priests
14
The Egyptians used ___ to create pyramids and other structures honoring the gods and pharaohs
Servants
Farmers and soliders
Slaves
Animals
15
Who was the first pharaoh?
Menes
Tutenkahmen
Ramses II
Ramses III
16
A dynasty is...
A series of rulers from the same family.
A kingdom with social hierarchy.
A pharaoh.
A kingdom with Gods as rulers.
17
Where was this temple Ramses built and why did he build it?
Abu Simbel, remind of his power and worship
Abu Simbel, to only worship
Luxor, to worship the gods
Abu Simbel, as a fortress
18
Egypt's First Dynasty was a...
Theocracy
Democracy
Autocracy
Oligarchy
19
What language of communications did the ancient Egyptians use?
Greek
Hieroglyphical
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian
20
What is this a picture of?
An obelisk
A sphinx
A temple
A pyramid
21
Menes founded Egypt's first
Empire
Hierarchy
Dynasty
Kingdom
22
The Great Pyramid of Khufu used more than how many limestone blocks?
2 million
1.5 million
5 million
500,000
23
Only one pyramid required up too ___ workers to build it.
10,000 people
15,000 people
5,000 people
1,000 people
24
Hunter-gatherers first moved to the Nile delta more than
15,000 years ago
20,000 years ago
12,000 years ago
17,000 years ago
25
Which of the following began rule during the Old Kingdom?
Eighteenth (18th) Dynasty
Fifth (5th) Dynasty
First (1st) Dynasty
Third (3rd) Dynasty
26
The hieroglyphic utilized used over how many symbols?
750
650
600
1,000
27
How long did the Old Kingdom Exist?
500 years
800 years
300 years
700 years
28
Pharaoh means...
Great House
Ruler of All
King
Great God
29
How do you think you're going to do on the quiz?
100% A+
60%, barely pass
75% C
Fail
